Jackson v. City of Aiken Housing Authority et al

Filing 41

ORDER PURSUANT TO FRE 502(d). Signed by Honorable J Michelle Childs on 11/28/2016. (asni, )

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN DIVISION Case No. 1:16-cv-02831-JMC Kenisha Jackson, Plaintiff vs. City of Aiken Housing Authority, Reginal Barner, in his official capacity as Chief Executive Officer of the City of Aiken Housing Authority, and ORDER PURSUANT TO FRE 502(d) Debra Young, in her official capacity as Director of the Housing Choice Voucher Program for the City of Aiken Housing Authority, Defendants This matter comes before me upon the undersigned parties’ request for entry of an order pursuant to FRE 502(d) concerning the handling of information which is disclosed and may be subject to a claim of privilege or protection. This Court finding good cause to do so does hereby ORDER as follows: (a) No Waiver by Disclosure. This order is entered pursuant to Rule 502(d) of the Federal Rules of Evidence. Subject to the provisions of this Order, if a party (the “Disclosing Party”) discloses information in connection with the pending litigation that the Disclosing Party thereafter claims to be privileged or protected by the attorney-client privilege or work product protection (“Protected Information”), the disclosure of that Protected Information will not constitute or be deemed a waiver or forfeiture—in this or any other action—of any claim of privilege or work product protection that the Disclosing Party would otherwise be entitled to assert with respect to the Protected Information and its subject matter. (b) Notification Requirements; Best Efforts of Receiving Party. A Disclosing Party must promptly notify the party receiving the Protected Information (“the Receiving Party”), in writing, that it has disclosed that Protected Information without intending a waiver by the disclosure. Upon ORDER PURSUANT TO FRE 502(d) Page 1 of 3 such notification, the Receiving Party must—unless it contests the claim of attorney-client privilege or work product protection in accordance with paragraph (c)—promptly (i) notify the Disclosing Party that it will make best efforts to identify and return, sequester or destroy (or in the case of electronically stored information, delete) the Protected Information and any reasonably accessible copies it has and (ii) provide a certification that it will cease further review, dissemination, and use of the Protected Information. Within five business days of receipt of the notification from the Receiving Party, the Disclosing Party must explain as specifically as possible why the Protected Information is privileged. For purposes of this Order, Protected Information that has been stored on a source of electronically stored information that is not reasonably accessible, such as backup storage media, is sequestered. If such data is retrieved, the Receiving Party must promptly take steps to delete or sequester the restored protected information. (c) Contesting Claim of Privilege or Work Product Protection. If the Receiving Party contests the claim of attorney-client privilege or work product protection, the Receiving Party must— within five business days of receipt of the notice of disclosure—move the Court for an Order compelling disclosure of the information claimed as unprotected (a “Disclosure Motion”). The Disclosure Motion must be filed under seal and must not assert as a ground for compelling disclosure the fact or circumstances of the disclosure. Pending resolution of the Disclosure Motion, the Receiving Party must not use the challenged information in any way or disclose it to any person other than those required by law to be served with a copy of the sealed Disclosure Motion. (d) Stipulated Time Periods. The parties may stipulate to extend the time periods set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c). (e) Attorney’s Ethical Responsibilities. Nothing in this order overrides any attorney’s ethical responsibilities to refrain from examining or disclosing materials that the attorney knows or reasonably should know to be privileged and to inform the Disclosing Party that such materials have been produced. (f) Burden of Proving Privilege or Work-Product Protection. The Disclosing Party retains the burden—upon challenge pursuant to paragraph (c)—of establishing the privileged or protected nature of the Protected Information. ORDER PURSUANT TO FRE 502(d) Page 2 of 3 (g) In camera Review. Nothing in this Order limits the right of any party to petition the Court for an in camera review of the Protected Information. (h) Voluntary and Subject Matter Waiver. This Order does not preclude a party from voluntarily waiving the attorney-client privilege or work product protection. The provisions of Federal Rule 502(a) apply when the Disclosing Party uses or indicates that it may use information produced under this Order to support a claim or defense. (i) Rule 502(b)(2). The provisions of Federal Rule of Evidence 502(b)(2) are inapplicable to the production of Protected Information under this Order PLAINTIFF DEFENDANTS SOUTH CAROLINA LEGAL SERVICES DAVIS FRAWLEY, LLC /s/ Adam Protheroe By: Adam Protheroe, Fed. I.D. 11033 P.O. Box 1646 Orangeburg, SC 29116 Phone – (803) 533-0116 Fax – (803) 531-6320 adamprotheroe@sclegal.org Attorneys for the Plaintiff /s/ Patrick J. Frawley___________________ Patrick J. Frawley, Fed. I.D. # 890 140 East Main Street (29072) P.O. Box 489 Lexington, SC 29071-0489 (803) 359-2161; F: (803) 359-7478 pat@oldcourthouse.com ATTORNEYS FOR CITY OF AIKEN HOUSING AUTHORITY, REGINAL B. BARNER, AND DEBRA K. YOUNG IT IS SO ORDERED. November 28, 2016 Columbia, South Carolina ORDER PURSUANT TO FRE 502(d) s/J. Michelle Childs J. Michelle Childs United States District Judge Page 3 of 3

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